Where can I watch The Contender in Persian?
The Contender streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It carries Persian subtitles or dub, as listed in the app. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran pay in USDT through the Telegram desk at t.me/KtimeSaleBot?start=film_page, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 2000 drama film from Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America. Availability checked as of September 2026.
Directed by Rod Lurie, this 2000 drama film carries an IMDb rating of 6.9.
Synopsis
The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.
Cast & crew
The Contender is a 2000 drama film from Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America. It was directed by Rod Lurie. The cast is led by Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges. It runs 126 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.
- Director
- Rod Lurie
- Cast
- Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott, William Petersen, Saul Rubinek, Philip Baker Hall
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Year
- 2000
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller